Every year, I get stressed at Christmastime. Don’t get me wrong, I love the holiday season, but I get overwhelmed. This year, I decided–no more! These three tips will help keep you grounded and stress-free next Christmas.

1) Always store decorations in a safe, dry place.
2) Make the decorating process easy on yourself: get organized.
3) Don’t reinvent the wheel: Use a cheat sheet and checklist to make your life easier.

We’re all about home solutions at the Workshop, so we came up with two planning and organizing templates that can be used in any household.

The first is our decorations cheat sheet. Just before or right after decorating the house, take a walk through with this sheet so you’ll never wonder where to place the nutcracker collection.

The second is a five-day decorating chart that will keep you calm and allow you to carry on!